4534-59-2

Usage

InChI:InChI=1/C20H34/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-13-16-19(2)20-17-14-12-15-18-20/h12,14-15,17-19H,3-11,13,16H2,1-2H3

Upstream product

• 15890-72-9 laurylmagnesium bromide 
• 98-86-2 acetophenone 
• 1120-36-1 1-tetradecene 
• 71-43-2 benzene 
• 94681-69-3 tetradec-2-en-2-ylbenzene 
• 94763-00-5 2-phenyltetradecan-2-ol 
• 6005-99-8 1-phenyltridecan-1-one 

Downstream Products

• 65185-99-1 4-(1-Methyl-tridecyl)-benzol-sulfonsaeure 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Method for formulation of synthetic gas oils or additives for gas oil

The invention relates to a method for formulation of a synthetic gas oil or an additive for gas oil in which an alkyl-aromatic compound or a mixture of alkyl-aromatic compounds is selected based on at least one parameter that is selected from the group that consists of the number of cycles of the aromatic core, the number of alkyl chains that are grafted to the aromatic cycle, the length of the alkyl chain or chains, the position of the aromatic cycle or cycles on the alkyl chain or chains of said alkyl-aromatic compound or compounds such that the cetane number of the synthetic gas oil or the additive for gas oil is greater than 30. The invention also relates to a process for the production of alkyl-aromatic compounds for use as a gas oil or additive.

Enhanced selectivity in the preparation of linear alkylbenzenes using hexagonal mesoporous silica supported aluminium chloride

For decades sulphonated linear alkylbenzenes have been one of the worlds most important detergents. Industrially, their preparation involves the use of either aluminium chloride or hydrogen fluoride as catalysts in the alkylation stage of the reaction. The use of these catalysts presents severe problems in terms of both their environmental impact and their lack of selectivity towards the desired product. Solid acids, such as zeolites, can overcome these problems but at the expense of activity. It has now been discovered that by chemically supporting aluminium chloride on a MCM-41 type silica a reuseable catalyst is produced. It can be easily separated from the products and is environmentally benign. In addition, the new catalyst exhibits significant improvements in selectivity towards both the monoalkylated product and the preferred 2-phenyl isomer. Selectivity can be further increased by maximizing the relative activity of the catalytic sites situated within the pores of the catalyst.